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Friday, 3 September 2010
Brain exercises delay mental decline
New research suggests exercising your brain can keep you sharper for longer into old age, but when the symptoms of dementia finally settle in, the decline happens faster.
Virus-built batteries to provide power
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Genome of the apple laid bare
Monday, 30 August 2010
DNA snip may decode cause of migraine
Monday, 30 August 2010
Diamonds are a supercomputer's best friend
Friday, 27 August 2010
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YouTube clips pushing tobacco: study
Friday, 27 August 2010
YouTube has become an arena for encouraging smoking among young people, hosting videos that link cigarettes with celebrities, music, sporting success and cartoons, according to medical researchers.
Keeping solar panels free from dust
Monday, 23 August 2010
Technology designed to help space exploration can be used to keep solar panels dust free and energy efficient, say US researchers.
Ancient bacteria has chlorophyll see red
Friday, 20 August 2010
Scientists have discovered a new type of chlorophyll in ancient Western Australian bacteria.
'Healthy bacon' patents raise questions
Thursday, 19 August 2010
News analysis Patent applications covering the enhancement of meat, including pork, with omega-3 fatty acids are stimulating debate over the ethics and legalities of claiming intellectual property over food.
Lord Howe corals light up cancer fight
Monday, 16 August 2010
Australian scientists have discovered a cluster of brilliant shallow-water corals that could help in the search for anti-cancer drugs and to understand global warming.
Scientist googles crater find
Monday, 16 August 2010
Scientists using Google Maps have discovered a new crater-like structure in the Bayuda Desert of Sudan.
Potato genes used to fend off cotton pests
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Plants such as potato and tobacco have pest-killing genes that could help protect cotton, say Australian researchers.
Plants 'cry wolf' to fool aphids
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
When aphids attack, plants don't just stand there and take it: New research has found they send out a chemical scream for help.
Bugs in soil key to decomposition
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Bugs in the soil are more important than those in our gut in determining how fast we will decompose once we're buried, say experts.
Probe finds consumer gene tests misleading
Friday, 23 July 2010
People who send off their saliva to different genetic testing companies are likely to get different results, according to US government investigators.
Rockmelons came out of Asia, not Africa
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
A study comparing the DNA of melons around the world has revealed that the cultivated rockmelon originated in Asia, not Africa, as previously thought.
Scientists create cloth that can listen
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Scientists in the United States have created a cloth that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase power dressing.
Mobile invention could be desert lifeline
Monday, 12 July 2010
Australian researchers develop software to let mobile phones communicate with each other where there is no reception.
Longevity gene may also boost memory
Monday, 12 July 2010
A gene linked to increased life span also appears to play a critical role in boosting memory and brain power, according to a study.
Your hair reveals where you've been
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Soft drink, bottled water and sometimes beer leave a geographic imprint that lasts until you get a trim, found a new study.
